In the years since Paddy Moriarty went missing, Kylie Stevenson and Caroline Graham have collaborated to cover everything Larrimah, from the initial disappearance and police investigation to the inquest, a wake for the missing man, and beyond. This is a selection of news and features the pair has published with various media outlets.
FEATURE
Weekend Australian, Inquirer, April 9, 2022
Mystery still a long way from closure
At this point, we don’t think anything can surprise us. We’ve spent four years investigating the suspicious disappearance of Paddy Moriarty from the tiny town of Larrimah, 500km south of Darwin.
FEATURE
The Guardian Australia, October 2, 2021
Tall outback tales
After four people died and another was injured in a shooting spree on Tuesday, the close-knit population of Darwin is reckoning with the tragedy.
NEWS
NT Independent, April 7, 2022
Feud ‘likely’ cause of death
A long-standing feud between missing man Paddy Moriarty and his neighbour was likely the cause of his disappearance, the Northern Territory coroner concluded at an inquest today.
FEATURE
Weekend Australian Magazine, December 22, 2019
The case file reads like fiction
A year after he vanished, one question haunts the tiny outback town of Larrimah. Where the hell is Paddy?
NEWS
Guardian Australia, April 9, 2022
A feud, a death and an inquest
Coronial findings into Paddy Moriarty’s 2017 disappearance have left the few residents of the Northern Territory town shaken and still looking for answers.
NEWS
The Australian, June 9, 2018
Touch my plants and it’ll be murder
One of missing man Paddy Moriarty’s neighbours had an argument with him about his dog days before he disappeared and admitted he said “if any one touches my plants, it’ll be the first murder in Larrimah”.
NEWS
The Australian, June 8, 2018
‘No link to missing colleague’
A man who has publicly claimed to be a close friend of missing man Paddy Moriarty was yesterday asked whether he had been involved in the disappearance. Seven of the tiny town of Larrimah’s 11 residents gave evidence at an inquest into the outback mystery yesterday
NEWS
The Australian, June 8, 2018
Inquest hears of threats
The neighbour of missing man Paddy Moriarty threatened to kill him a number of times, an inquest into his disappearance has heard. Mr Moriarty went missing from the tiny town of Larrimah in the Northern Territory on December 16, 2017. His dog Kellie is missing too, and police suspect foul play.
FEATURE
The Australian, April 28, 2018
Taunts and torment
In the tiny town of Larrimah, everyone hears everything: road trains passing, wild donkeys braying and the shouts of “murderer” as cars hurtle along the highway. They’re yelling at a 75-year-old grandma who earns a crust making pies — and none of the town’s other 10 residents is surprised.